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  • Position title: Senior Accountant
  • Work hours: Full-Time
  • Salary: $95,000 – $120,000 + Super
  • Applications close: 5pm, 21 October 2024

About the Role

Reporting to the Chief Operating Officer, the Senior Accountant will lead a small team in assisting with specific accounting functions, financial information, tax compliance, payroll administration, end-of-year reporting and audit, as well as general financial administration.

The Senior Accountant will provide secretariat support for the Finance, Risk and Audit Committee and assist the management of the Risk Management Schedule.

Duties and Responsibilities

Management

  • Lead, manage, and mentor a small team, including overseeing the work of the Assistant Accountant and daily accounting operations.

Finance & Compliance

  • Implement and manage policies for accounts payable, receivable, payroll, and financial ledgers.
  • Oversee end-of-month/year processes, budget reporting, and performance analysis.
  • Ensure compliance with FBT, Income Tax, Payroll Tax, Workers Compensation, BAS, and other statutory returns.
  • Oversee the reconciliation of membership subscriptions, and event registrations.
  • Manage fixed asset accounting.

Reporting & Audits

  • Prepare monthly financial management reports including variance analysis and reporting.
  • Develop new financial metrics to enhance the quality of the financial reporting.
  • Assist in the preparation of the annual budget and forecasts.
  • Liaise with the auditors to ensure all audit requests are met in a timely fashion to allow the annual audit to be completed with required timeframes.

Risk Management & General Administration

  • Develop and maintain the Financial Risk Management Plan.
  • Assist with Finance, Risk, and Audit Committee meetings.
  • Support additional tasks as directed by the Chief Operating Officer.

Selection Criteria

  • Qualifications: Tertiary accounting qualifications and membership with a professional accounting body with 3-5 years’ experience.
  • Skills & Experience: Strong financial systems, reporting, payroll, taxation, and financial management skills, with demonstrated experience in preparing monthly financial management reports.
  • Competencies: Strong organisational, communication, and time management skills with the ability to work under pressure and with minimal supervision.
  • Desirable: Exposure to Sage Intacct or similar accounting package is advantageous along with advanced Microsoft Excel skills.

How to Apply

Please apply via Seek before this advertisement closes at 5pm, 21 October 2024. For questions regarding the role, please contact the HR Advisor, Andrea Killebrew at andrea.killebrew@lawcouncil.au.

About the Role

The Principal Policy Lawyer is a member of the Law Council’s Legal Policy Division. The position reports to the General Manager of Policy.

The Principal Policy Lawyer leads the Human Rights team. The Human Rights team is responsible for legal policy development and advocacy on a wide range of legal and public policy issues. Specifically, the team has responsibility for federal human rights issues (including business and human rights), First Nations people and the law, migration law, equal opportunity in the legal profession, and climate change legal issues.

The Principal Policy Lawyer will manage of a small team of policy lawyers in this work.

While having primary responsibility in the above areas, the Principal Policy Lawyer will be expected to work in, or assist, in all areas of the Law Council’s policy endeavours. The position will also be required to work closely with the Law Council’s advisory committees, working groups, sections and Constituent Bodies.

The Principal Policy Lawyer will have outstanding legal skills. They will have professional experience interpreting and writing about Commonwealth legislation. They will have experience working in one or more of the areas of the law for which the Human Rights team is responsible. They will have at least a working knowledge of international human rights law.

The Principal Policy Lawyer will have advanced legal research skills and high-level communication skills. The Principal Policy Lawyer will have experience managing projects and supervising junior staff members. The position also requires an advanced understanding of Australia’s legal and political systems, as well as an appreciation of key legal and public policy issues at the national level.

The Law Council is extremely fast-paced and requires dynamic, intellectual individuals with problem-solving skills and a desire to promote positive change, while defending important institutions and rights.

This role is suitable for a legal professional who is keen to apply their advanced understanding of the Australian legal system to a venerable institution with the objective of defending and protecting the rule of law in the public interest.

Duties and Responsibilities

  • Leading the Human Rights team of the Policy Division.
  • Analysing legal and public policy issues and providing advice to the General Manager of Policy on realistic policy options for the Law Council to adopt and advocate.
  • Communicating and presenting information in writing and orally in a clear, logical and insightful way.
  • Managing relationships and working with the Law Council’s advisory committees, working groups, sections and Constituent Bodies to develop comprehensive policy positions and on frequent submissions.
  • Researching and drafting papers and submissions to governments and non-government about current legislative or policy initiatives within set timeframes.
  • Monitoring the domestic and international environment to identify issues likely to have an impact on the Australian legal profession or areas of the Law Council’s policy focus.
  • Assisting in the developing and strengthening of relationships with governments and stakeholders.
  • Representing the Law Council at meetings with governments and non-government organisations.
  • Drafting speeches, media releases, articles, and briefings for the Law Council and external publications.
  • Preparing and assisting with correspondence for Law Council office holders and senior managers.
  • Reporting to the Law Council Directors on matters affecting the Australian legal profession.
  • Managing specific projects as determined by the Law Council.
  • Other duties as required.

Selection Criteria

  1. A bachelor’s degree in law or policy development as a minimum. Post graduate qualifications are considered highly desirable.
  2. Professional experience interpreting and writing about Commonwealth legislation.
  3. A strong knowledge of several of the following areas of the law: migration law, administrative law, statutory interpretation, international human rights law, climate change legal issues, and First Nations people and the law.
  4. High-level written and oral communication skills.
  5. Excellent judgement and analytical skills.
  6. A high level of understanding of Australia’s legal and political systems.
  7. Advanced legal research, policy, and advocacy skills.
  8. The ability to work within tight deadlines, independently and minimal supervision.
  9. Strong and consistent work ethic and demonstrated ability to foster a positive, collaborative, and team-oriented workplace culture.
  10. A focus on quality and attention to detail.
  11. Demonstrated project and staff management skills.
  12. At least four years’ experience in legal practice and/or legal policy work.
  13. An ability to manage a small team.

How to Apply

Please apply via Seek before this advertisement closes at 5pm, 21 October 2024. For questions regarding the role, please contact the HR Advisor, Andrea Killebrew at andrea.killebrew@lawcouncil.au.

About the Role

The FLS Administrative Coordinator reports to and works in close co‑operation with the Executive Officer, Family Law Section. The Administrative Coordinator will also work closely with the Executive Committee of the Family Law Section, in particular the Chair and Deputy Chair.

The primary role of the Administrative Coordinator is to provide high-level administrative support to the FLS and Executive Officer in the delivery of all Section activities.

This role will also assist with support and coordination of FLS professional development events, member communications, publications and membership activities as required.

Duties and Responsibilities

The Administrative Coordinator will provide executive and administrative support as follows:

  • Operational coordination and management of all Executive meetings, including minute taking.
  • Provide first response for incoming calls as well as monitoring and actioning various FLS inboxes, including as a contact point for FLS members.
  • Manage all aspects of the administrative function for the Executive Officer and Executive.
  • Working with the Events and Projects Coordinator, assist with and provide support for events and other activities as required.
  • Working with the Communications and Membership Coordinator, draft, format, edit, and proofread various communications as required, including support and assistance with the FLS website, app and social media.
  • Organise and manage travel/accommodation arrangements as required for the Executive Officer.
  • Reconcile monthly accounts including reconciliations and reimbursements, and credit card statements.
  • Review, check, allocate and forward all invoices to the Executive Officer for approval.
  • Coordination, support, and management of all FLS committees and working groups.
  • Manage the FLS electronic filing system, including file structure and archiving.
  • Such other support as may be required for the Family Law Section team.

Selection Criteria

Essential

  1. Demonstrated experience in providing executive and high-level administrative support.
  2. Ability to provide a high standard of administrative support with an emphasis on accuracy and attention to detail with well-developed writing skills.
  3. Self-motivated and the ability to manage competing deadlines and priorities.
  4. Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
  5. Demonstrated high standard of competency in MS Office.
  6. Ability to work collaboratively in a team environment with the ability to multi-task, manage conflicting priorities and meet deadlines whilst dealing with a wide range of people.
  7. The ability to travel interstate to attend Family Law Section Executive meetings (usually four each year) and some events.

Desirable

  1. Experience in providing meeting support including minute taking.
  2. Experience working with data management systems, design software and registration systems.
  3. Previous experience in a member-based organisation, or legal background.
  4. Experience with Adobe suite e.g. Creative Cloud.
  5. Some experience with finance.
  6. Experience liaising with key stakeholders, for example:
    1. courts
    2. government agencies
    3. members
    4. external providers
    5. contractors.

How to Apply

Please apply via Seek before this advertisement closes at 5pm, 18 October 2024. For questions regarding the role, please contact the HR Advisor, Andrea Killebrew at andrea.killebrew@lawcouncil.au.

About the Role

The FLS Events and Projects Coordinator reports to and works in close co‑operation with the Executive Officer, Family Law Section. The Events and Projects Coordinator will also work closely with the FLS Executive, FLS Administration Coordinator, FLS Membership and Communications Coordinator, and any external contractors and consultants engaged by the FLS for the purpose of conducting events, projects (including the biennial national conference) and other professional development and education programs, both face to face and online.

The Events and Projects Coordinator will need to be available to support the delivery of professional development events which will include interstate travel, and after hours and weekend work.

Duties and Responsibilities

National Family Law Conference

  • Provide project assistance, support, and coordination for the national biennial family law conferences, including liaising with and working alongside the professional conference organiser and any other external providers and contractors.

FLS Professional Development Events

  • Coordination of the FLS Family Law Intensive Series including:
    • Maintaining the FLS App
    • Delegate registration and liaison
    • Reconciliation of registration income
    • Drafting events budgets
    • Liaising with venues, including coordination of catering, wi-fi, and AV equipment
    • Coordinating speaker/chair logistics
    • Preparation of running sheets and speaker/chair notes
    • Marketing events
    • Preparation of post-event reports, including financial reconciliations and delegate surveys.
  • Coordination of all other FLS professional development events, including special CPD events.

Projects

Support the FLS Executive Officer in the management of special projects including:

  • Regional Liaison Group
  • Family Law Section Awards and Scholarships
  • Governance including the AGM and election process for the FLS Executive

General Support

  • Working with the Administrative Coordinator, provide general administrative support for the FLS Executive and Executive Officer, as required.
  • Coordinate CPD reporting for relevant FLS events.
  • Such other support as may be required for the Family Law Section team.

Selection Criteria

Essential Criteria

  1. Experience in event coordination.
  2. The ability to travel interstate for FLS events.
  3. Demonstrated reliability meeting deadlines, with an ability to set realistic goals, problem-solve and establish work priorities.
  4. Demonstrated ability to work under pressure and to short timelines.

Desirable Criteria

  1. Ability to provide a high-standard of administrative support including the use of Microsoft office, web-based tools, work-processing, and other relevant software packages, with an emphasis on accuracy and attention to detail.
  2. Ability to work as an effective member of a small team.
  3. Ability to work independently without supervision.
  4. Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
  5. Well-developed writing skills.

How to Apply

Please apply via Seek before this advertisement closes at 5pm, 25 October 2024. For questions regarding the role, please contact the HR Advisor, Andrea Killebrew at andrea.killebrew@lawcouncil.au.

Last Updated on 11/10/2024

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